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Dickson Regional Livestock Center Market Report

Dickson, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

947 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $126.39/cwt +4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 837 lb · 65 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $166.09/cwt -4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 430 lb · 41 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $137.15/cwt +4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 665 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 947 1,266 240
Feeder cattle 793 1,186 215
Slaughter cattle 104 64 17
Replacement cattle 50 16 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 190.00 $190.00 $446 +7.50
250–295 282 7 175.00–195.00 $182.82 $516 -2.18
300–335 319 20 161.00–188.00 $177.11 $565 -7.17
350–395 370 33 160.00–191.00 $178.98 $662 +2.45
408–435 421 7 160.00–176.00 $171.03 $720 +5.07
455–493 471 20 141.00–170.00 $156.24 $736 -6.12
500–545 522 20 140.00–161.00 $149.57 $781 -1.16
540 value added 540 1 153.00 $153.00 $826 -8.51
554–595 value added 559 8 144.00–160.00 $157.87 $882 +2.87
550–590 574 21 130.00–154.00 $147.88 $849 -0.30
600–645 619 26 124.00–146.00 $138.98 $860 +1.00
625–640 value added 633 11 140.00–150.00 $144.55 $915 -6.44
652–698 value added 662 18 137.00–143.00 $141.59 $937 +6.09
653–683 668 21 127.00–139.00 $133.34 $891 +3.67
700–716 713 5 125.00–127.00 $126.61 $903 -2.37
755 value added 755 2 128.00 $128.00 $966 +0.67
755–778 768 5 110.00–127.00 $122.07 $937 +2.07
808 808 2 123.00 $123.00 $994 —
838 value added 838 63 126.50 $126.50 $1,060 +4.50
965 965 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,013 -7.34
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–248 235 5 150.00–162.50 $154.71 $364 -25.29
298 298 8 172.50 $172.50 $514 +5.97
340 340 2 152.50 $152.50 $518 -15.48
355–395 385 5 148.00–150.00 $149.19 $574 -14.65
495 495 1 127.00 $127.00 $629 -22.04
538 538 3 145.00 $145.00 $780 +5.69
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 +8.21
695 695 1 117.00 $117.00 $813 -5.06
800 800 1 112.00 $112.00 $896 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 290 3 144.00–160.00 $149.15 $433 -0.85
313–340 326 9 138.00–163.00 $149.17 $486 +2.85
353–395 378 27 135.00–157.00 $145.66 $551 +2.00
400–448 424 21 134.00–148.00 $141.89 $602 +1.00
455–498 479 38 123.00–145.00 $138.37 $663 +0.79
503–545 529 20 120.00–135.00 $130.36 $690 -0.28
550–590 569 24 121.00–134.00 $128.14 $729 +3.35
603–648 626 20 110.00–125.00 $120.44 $754 -1.30
635 value added 635 1 123.00 $123.00 $781 -11.26
665–690 672 11 108.00–119.00 $114.29 $768 -2.70
700–710 704 4 110.00–115.00 $113.75 $801 +3.66
775 775 1 106.00 $106.00 $822 -1.50
805 805 1 90.00 $90.00 $724 —
880 880 1 94.00 $94.00 $827 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 140.00 $140.00 $315 ±0.00
270–275 274 4 125.00–135.00 $127.47 $349 -18.98
395 395 1 129.00 $129.00 $510 -8.05
400–443 429 6 130.00–139.00 $134.73 $578 +1.75
460–475 470 3 121.00–130.00 $127.06 $597 -1.87
513–545 530 7 113.00–125.00 $120.88 $641 +2.70
555–588 577 3 115.00–121.00 $116.92 $675 -5.80
635 635 1 110.00 $110.00 $698 —
665–675 668 3 98.00–104.00 $101.98 $681 -10.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 112.00 $112.00 $459 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–449 430 41 140.00–177.00 $166.09 $714 -4.29
450–478 464 17 144.00–168.00 $154.94 $719 -2.32
508–535 523 38 133.00–154.00 $147.25 $770 -1.95
555–582 566 11 123.00–149.00 $136.84 $775 +4.03
635–647 642 7 110.00–123.00 $115.87 $744 -14.09
650–693 666 10 110.00–124.00 $118.54 $789 -0.22
705–747 734 5 110.00–112.00 $110.78 $813 -14.51
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 —
950 950 1 80.00 $80.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 412 6 140.00–150.00 $144.94 $597 —
460–475 468 2 135.00–143.00 $139.06 $651 -8.04
615–635 621 4 116.00–121.00 $118.27 $734 -0.73
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 +5.00
925 925 2 85.00 $85.00 $786 —
1070 1070 1 70.00 $70.00 $749 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 110.00 $110.00 $490 —
640 640 1 102.00 $102.00 $653 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $514 —
945–1645 1166 80-85% 22 47.00–59.00 $54.33 $633 —
1180–1340 1260 80-85% 2 61.00–63.00 $61.94 $780 -1.06
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–795 751 85-90% 4 25.00–34.00 $28.41 $213 —
780–1380 956 85-90% 20 41.00–47.00 $43.53 $416 +2.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1301 1301 75-80% 4 67.00 $67.00 $872 —
1190–1565 1356 75-80% 5 56.00–64.00 $60.61 $822 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1420 1330 2 63.00–79.00 $70.46 $937 —
1203–2415 1502 24 81.00–86.00 $83.63 $1,256 —
1900 1900 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,748 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00
950–1175 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.